A-1 TOWING INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 14
- Drivers · CDL
- 23 · 2
- Annual miles
- 600k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Registered
- 11-04-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-08-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- JENNIFER KLEINOW
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 14 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 3 units seen in 24 months, 0.18 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
Not enough record to grade yet.
4 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate (Sep 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 3 of the 14 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (4 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 14 are running.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Oct 2025).
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Track record
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in New Jersey (about 17 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.028 |
| Inspections | 0.29 | 0.80 |
| Violations | 0.21 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
6 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert4 · 1 OOSLights 3 · Cargo securement 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 2
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Sep282024New JerseyProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 26, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2013
- Cargo filing
- on file · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY since Aug 26, 2025
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. → AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2025); AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY → GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. (Aug 2024); ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY → AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2023)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 26, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 3, 2024)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 8 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 26, 2025AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2025AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2024GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 3, 2024opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 26, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2023AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 25, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 28, 2023opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 21, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2022ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 21, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 22, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 22, 2021CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2022 · replaced by another insurer11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 31, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 4, 2020opened after AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 27, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2020CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 22, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2017AXIS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 26, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 27, 2020 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 31, 2017opened after DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 26, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2016DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2015UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2016 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2015opened after AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 26, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2014AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 26, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 29, 2013opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 26, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2013Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 14, 2013STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 26, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- New Jersey (HQ) 4
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (14 power units: 14 filed, 3 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 14 power units this active to have about 0.2 crashes a year — but only 3 of the 14 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.18 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.3 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.3 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 1.20 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 14.25 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-SEP-25 – 12-JUN-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.